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Stolen Ogun Assembly mace recovered in Lagos, police announce

Friday, December 11, 2020 at 5:25 PM by Nurudeen Lawal

- After about 24 hours, the stolen mace of the Ogun state House of Assembly has been recovered

- The mace was found in Lagos in the early hours of Friday, December 11, by the state's police command

- Stealing of mace is not new in Nigerian politics as a similar incident had occurred at the Nigerian Senate a few years ago

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The police have recovered the mace of the Ogun State House of Assembly which was stolen by hoodlums on Thursday, December 10.

Legit.ng had reported that some hoodlums broke into the state's House of Assembly and carted away the mace.

The thugs burgled the office of the speaker of the Assembly where the mace was kept.

Police recover stolen Ogun Assembly mace — Stolen Ogun Assembly mace recovered in Lagos, police announce. Photo credit: @SHOPEN_ONLINE
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However, the latest report from The Punch indicates that the mace has been recovered in Lagos by the police on Friday, December 11, at about 8.30am.

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The Lagos State Police Command said in a statement that the mace was recovered around the Abule Ado area of Lagos.

Legit.ng recalls that a similar incident occurred at the Nigerian Senate in 2018 when some alleged protesters stormed the upper legislative chamber and stole the mace.

The protesters were alleged supporters of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege who was suspended at the time. They left the National Assembly with the mace in a black SUV.

The Nigerian police later recovered the mace which was found under a flyover in Abuja.

The mace is the symbol of authority of the parliament.

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In another related report, the Imo state House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Collins Chiji has debunked the rumours that its mace was used in the inauguration of the Edo state House of Assembly in 2019.